Published: October 2017 by Hachette Books Genre: Nonfiction / Political Science My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars I was offered an early copy of this one from the people over at Hachette Books in exchange for an honest review. I jumped at the chance, as this book sounded fascinating, and I was not at all disappointed. As… Continue reading A MOONLESS STARLESS SKY BY ALEXIS OKEOWO
Published: 2017 by Scribner Books Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 3.5/5 Stars This is an interesting review for me to write, as I both enjoyed this novel and felt at times very frustrated by it. Although first of all, I just want to take a moment to comment on the fact that this cover is… Continue reading FLESH AND BONE AND WATER BY LUIZA SAUMA
Published: August 29, 2017 by Flatiron Books Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 5/5 Stars You know those books you read where you just have a sense, about twenty pages in, that you’re going to love it? Where even in the first few chapters, with no knowledge of what’s going to come or how the story… Continue reading THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY BY CHERISE WOLAS
Published July 2017 by Viking Books Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 4/5 Stars The very first thing that struck me about this book is that it reads like a memoir. It was so open and honest, and it felt so real that I did a couple of double-checks to verify that it was, in fact,… Continue reading WHAT WE LOSE BY ZINZI CLEMMONS
Published: September 2017 by Harper Books Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 4/5 Stars First of all, I want to say thank you to Harper Books for sending me an advanced digital copy of this book for review. The moment I found out that Nicole Krauss had written another novel, I had to have it, and… Continue reading FOREST DARK BY NICOLE KRAUSS
Published: June 2017 by Atria Books Genre: Fiction/ Women’s Fiction My Rating: 4/5 Stars I read this book earlier on in the summer and wrote most of a review when I finished it, but then never got around to polishing it up and posting. So now, with summer coming to a close, I thought I… Continue reading THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID
CASTLE OF WATER BY DANE HUCKELBRIDGE Published: 2017 by St. Martin’s Press Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 5/5 Stars I was sent a copy of this absolutely gorgeous book from the author, and honestly I am so glad that he sent it my way. I’m not sure this is one I would have picked up… Continue reading CASTLE OF WATER BY DANE HUCKELBRIDGE
